East Noble has gone 9-1 against Columbia City recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The East Noble Knights will welcome the Columbia City Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Columbia City is hoping to do what Norwell couldn't on Friday: put an end to East Noble's winning streak, which now stands at four games. East Noble claimed a resounding 42-0 victory over Norwell at home. The contest marked East Noble's most dominant win of the season.
Dylan Krehl continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 156 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.8 yards per carry. The team also got some help courtesy of Jack Slater, who picked up 78 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Columbia City). They blew past New Haven 70-0 at home on Friday. The Eagles' victory was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.
Columbia City can attribute much of their success to Landon Fazio, who rushed for 105 yards and a touchdown on only five carries, and Gabe Mcdevitt, who rushed for 52 yards and a touchdown. Fazio's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 105 rushing yards.
Columbia City's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged four passes before it was all said and done. Gavin Smith led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself. Columbia City got some further help from Owen Love: he made eight total tackles (5.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Columbia City was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 338 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 173 rushing yards in nine consecutive matches dating back to last season.
East Noble's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1. As for Columbia City, their victory bumped their record up to 6-0.
Friday's matchup will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Krehl and Fazio. Krehl has put up some stellar numbers this year, and currently owns excellent season averages 132 rushing yards per game this season. For his part, Fazio has averaged 92.3 rushing yards per game this season.
Everything came up roses for East Noble against Columbia City in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 35-0 win. Will East Noble repeat their success, or does Columbia City have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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